In the first four months of 2018, the whole country recorded 41.295 newly registered businesses, but the number of businesses temporarily ceasing operations (although lower than the same period last year) also reached 26.277.
According to the General Statistics Office, in April, the whole country saw the establishment of 14.510 new businesses with a registered capital of 133,5 trillion VND, an increase of 79,5% in the number of businesses and a 64,5% increase in registered capital compared to the previous month.
The average registered capital per enterprise reached 9,2 billion VND, a decrease of 8,3%; the total number of registered employees of newly established enterprises in the month was nearly 106,7 people, an increase of 54,7%.
April also saw 3.281 businesses resuming operations, an 82,2% increase compared to the previous month; 6.138 businesses temporarily suspending operations, a 71,3% increase; and 1.378 businesses completing dissolution procedures, a 74% increase.
SoOverall, in the first four months of this year, the whole country saw 41.295 newly registered businesses with a total registered capital of 412 trillion VND, an increase of 4,3% in the number of businesses and an 11,5% increase in registered capital compared to the same period in 2017.
In addition, 11.442 businesses resumed operations, a decrease of 0,9% compared to the same period last year, bringing the total number of newly registered businesses and businesses resuming operations in the first four months of the year to over 52,700.
In the first four months of this year, the number of newly established businesses in all regions of the country increased compared to the same period last year. Specifically, the North Central and Central Coastal regions saw 5,800 businesses, an increase of 7,8% (registered capital reached VND 55,8 trillion, an increase of 4,8%); the Southeast region had 17,500 businesses, an increase of 5,7% (registered capital of VND 187,8 trillion, an increase of 10,5%); and the Mekong Delta region had 3,000 businesses, an increase of 5,3% (registered capital of VND 29,6 trillion, an increase of 22,8%).
The Northern Midlands and Mountains region had 1,8 businesses, an increase of 3,1% (registered capital of VND 16 trillion, a decrease of 21,1%); the Central Highlands had 1,0 businesses, an increase of 1,4% (registered capital of VND 5,9 trillion, a decrease of 40,7%); and the Red River Delta had 12,2 businesses, an increase of 1,1% (registered capital of VND 116,9 trillion, an increase of 27%).
However, according to the General Statistics Office, the number of businesses temporarily ceasing operations in the first four months of 2018 was 26.277 (a decrease of 4,1% compared to the same period last year).
Of these, the number of businesses registering for temporary suspension of operations in the wholesale and retail sector was 5,5 (accounting for 38,9%), an increase of 22,4% compared to the same period last year; 2,2 construction businesses (accounting for 15,3%), an increase of 22,6%; 1,8 manufacturing businesses (accounting for 12,6%), an increase of 17,6%;…
(Source: internet)


